A VW Meyers Manx buggy won the first Baja 1000 off-road race in 1967.
A VW Meyers Manx buggy won the first Baja 1000 off-road race in 1967.
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The Kubelwagen's (and its descendants like the Type 181 and the Sakbayan) approach to off-roading is different from the Jeep's:
- Light weight backbone frame instead of a ladder frame.
- Two-wheel drive instead of 4-wheel drive.
- High ground clearance achieved by the use of gear-reduction hubs.
Ground clearance of the original Sakbayan = 9.2 inches (234 mm)
Note that the later Sakbayans did not have gear-reduction hubs so their ground clearance is lower.